Triple

T5810072
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) E128845 entity
Predicate notableDivisionCommander P17957 FINISHED
Object John Caldwell
John Caldwell was a Union Army general best known for leading a division in the Army of the Potomac’s II Corps during the American Civil War.
E596619 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: John Caldwell | Statement: [II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac), notableDivisionCommander, John Caldwell]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Caldwell
Context triple: [II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac), notableDivisionCommander, John Caldwell]
  • A. Elias B. Caldwell
    Elias B. Caldwell was an early 19th-century American lawyer and reformer best known as a founding figure of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans to Africa.
  • B. Thomas Clark
    Thomas Clark is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions, including politics, sports, academia, and the arts.
  • C. John C. Brown
    John C. Brown is a political figure who served as Governor of California and resided in the California Governor's Mansion during his tenure.
  • D. John C. Brown
    John C. Brown was an American railroad executive best known for his role in establishing and developing the Texas and Pacific Railway in the 19th century.
  • E. John A. Wilson
    John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: John Caldwell
Triple: [II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac), notableDivisionCommander, John Caldwell]
Generated description
John Caldwell was a Union Army general best known for leading a division in the Army of the Potomac’s II Corps during the American Civil War.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Caldwell
Target entity description: John Caldwell was a Union Army general best known for leading a division in the Army of the Potomac’s II Corps during the American Civil War.
  • A. Elias B. Caldwell
    Elias B. Caldwell was an early 19th-century American lawyer and reformer best known as a founding figure of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans to Africa.
  • B. Thomas Clark
    Thomas Clark is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across various professions, including politics, sports, academia, and the arts.
  • C. John C. Brown
    John C. Brown is a political figure who served as Governor of California and resided in the California Governor's Mansion during his tenure.
  • D. John C. Brown
    John C. Brown was an American railroad executive best known for his role in establishing and developing the Texas and Pacific Railway in the 19th century.
  • E. John A. Wilson
    John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableDivisionCommander
Context triple: [II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac), notableDivisionCommander, John Caldwell]
  • A. notableCommanderOf chosen
    Indicates that an individual is a distinguished or historically significant commander associated with leading a particular military unit, force, or organization.
  • B. notableCommanderUnder
    Indicates that one entity served as a notable military commander under the authority or leadership of another entity.
  • C. notableCommanderAmerican
    Indicates that the subject served as a notable military commander who is American.
  • D. notableCommanderSide
    Indicates that a particular military or strategic side is notably commanded or led by a specified commander.
  • E. notableCommanderNickname
    Indicates that a notable military commander is commonly known by a particular nickname.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69c0084788848190bcf71f6bc5d71597 completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c02b52663c8190ab44258468d4296d completed March 22, 2026, 5:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c65373f5388190bb2da987d6d24d23 completed March 27, 2026, 9:52 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c655afe8b88190a4d9ba83126e71af completed March 27, 2026, 10:02 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c65613a30c81908c737122e1005290 completed March 27, 2026, 10:04 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69c021d5ecd081908a62dd66e26f8598 completed March 22, 2026, 5:07 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:52 p.m.